#AND IVE MISSED AZI!!!

[noodles-and-tea]

Tragic bbc boys

[dysfunctionalnerd]

also the way aziraphale dances around the job offer topic instead of saying it with the joy hes trying to express on his face. almost makes you think he feels shameful about what hes about to say. like he knows what hes saying is hurtful, or that he doesnt believe it.

[arcsimper5]

I am very sad Wrecker didn't really get much development overall. And there are other things I would like to have seen. And Tech.

But anyway.

So consider this version I'm going to (possibly, when my emotions have calmed down), write.

Buckle up, folks. This is gonna be a LOOONG one.

During Plan 99, Wrecker's neck injury is much more severe than first thought.

It is limiting his movement for some time, and AZI warns him that, without a bacta tank, it will take time and rest to heal properly.

Cue Hemlock turning up and their escape (during which time some of the damage is made permenant by the stress), and Omega being taken.

He is already dealing with not being 'strong enough' to pull up the entire railcar and save Tech (which Echo insists was impossible), because he was born and bred to be the strong one, and if he can't be that, what is he?

Flash forward to season 3, and when he turns up with Hunter to the Durands, he's visibly struggling, but only the audience and Hunter really recognise it.

He's hunched. He's stiff. He's more hesitant. But Hunter is hyper focused.

Wrecker is suffering from his injuries, but is doing so in silence, because Omega comes first, and Hunter is still his older brother and his sergeant. They'll find Omega, then they can rest.

During the visit to the old lab, his injuries flare up. Hunter loses an eye to the slither vines. They know they should be more careful, they know they were reckless, but Hunter cannot bring himself to care.

When the surprise reunion happens, Omega pauses for just a little longer when she sees the state of Wrecker. His armour, his posture, the way he falls to his knees to embrace her instead of picking her up because, despite how he wants to, so so badly, it hurts too damn much.

Her guilt only grows when she sees Hunter missing an eye, and realises how much they went through to try and find her. She apologises to Hunter for not listening to him at Cid's, for getting herself captured, saying that she was only trying to protect her squad.

They have a group hug, interrupted by Crosshair appearing silently behind the, uttering his trademark 'How touching,' paralleling the first episode where they find Omega in the brig.

They pull their blasters, Omega panics and runs to Crosshair, standing in front of him, explaining they escaped together. Hunter and Wrecker are still suspicious.

Onto Pabu.

Wrecker's injuries are bandaged, and he is insistent that AZI has had a proper look and he just needs to rest up.

Hunter asks him when Omega leaves why he lied to her. Wrecker shrugs and says he didn't want her to worry.

Omega finds Crosshair, he's still shaky and practicing. When he spots Hunter and Wrecker, he remarks how much they've been through, and how much they've changed.

Omega reminds him that they have too.

Crosshair finally has a talk with Wrecker about his injuries. They repair their relationship a little by admitting they're both scared of losing the one thing that made them 'special', a steady hand and true strength.

Echo arrives. He remarks on how run down everyone looks, Hunter wants to get straight to a meeting, but Echo insists on getting food first.

He expresses how grateful he is that Omega is okay and unharmed, and becomes visibly distressed when she talks about Clones being experimented on.

He looks to Crosshair and asks 'you too?'

Crosshair is hesitant, but nods. He tells Echo what they did to him, adding that he doesn't want Hunter and Wrecker to know.

Echo urges him to get support from his brothers, but he point blank refuses, insisting he will be able to get it under control. Echo is unconvinced, but agrees, beginning to repair his relationship with Crosshair.

On Barton IV, when scoping out the noises outside, when Hunter shoves Crosshair, Cross snaps, asking him how he failed to notice how much Wrecker is struggling.

Hunter retorts that Wrecker 'doesn't struggle', says Crosshair doesn't know them any more.

Crosshair reminds him he's spent the past 6 months with only Omega for company, and that he knows her better than Hunter, and that she is scared for Wrecker too. He accuses him of failing her, and that he can't even see how much she's hurting because of what happened to them.

After dealing with the Wyrm, Hunter let's out a long sigh, looking back to where Wrecker is moving towards them and finally seeing just how hunched and awkward he is when he moves.

Crosshair remarks that he seems to be able to see better with only one eye. Hunter chuckles and they squabble in a friendly manner.

During the mission with Fennec, Wrecker is injured further, struggling to carry their target with them, and Hunter begins to become very concerned.

When they get back to Pabu, he orders Wrecker to rest, Wrecker insists he's fine. Crosshair disagrees. They get into an argument. Crosshair takes Wrecker down in a hand to hand fight easily.

Realisation hits. Wrecker agrees to rest. Hunter feels guilty, apologises to Wrecker, who shrugs it off and hugs him.

When the Empire shows up and takes Omega, Wrecker's injury is exacerbated by the explosion. He's weak, he's seriously injured, but he keeps pushing.

They break Rampart out, but he struggles to carry him, struggles to throw him, struggles with everything.

Hunter comes to realise that his brother might never be the same again. He begins considering leaving him on Pabu while he and Crosshair go to get Omega from Tantiss.

By the time comes for him to consider it, it's too late.

They make the jump to Tantiss, the shuttle crash takes more out of him, and the fight with the massive creature nearly kills him.

By the time they get to the hangar, he's a shadow of his former self. When the debris falls on Hunter, he's in too much pain to lift it.

He can only watch as Hunter loses his other eye to the troopers, and Crosshair is knocked out.

He gets taken down too easily, unable to fight any more.

When they are tortured, he can barely resist, all of his energy failing. His strength, the one thing he was made for, is gone.

He's tired. His muscles are wrecked. He's had no time to recover, no medical treatment. He's beyond repair.

Despite it all, he pushes through to help Omega, he is faced with a CX trooper around his size, but for the first time in his life, brute force won't work. He just doesn't have the strength.

He doesn't dive through the window. He baits the CX trooper into charging him, and darts out of the way just in time. The trooper lands on his head, snapping his neck and killing him instantly.

So the final fight comes down to them fighting the CX troopers , but in a way they are not experienced in.

Hunter has to use his other senses. With his sight gone, he needs to trust his hearing, his spatial awareness, the electrical pulses he can feel.

Wrecker has to use his brain to trick the troopers, knowing he can't beat them 1v1 any more.

Crosshair's weakness is close quarters combat, but he fights through, desperate to chase down Omega.

Finally CX2 is the only one left. He talks about emotions being their weakness, and undoes his helmet, assuring them they will suffer an emotional response.

It's Tech. Wrecker all but collapses, just on shock. Hunter let's out a sob and similarly falls. Crosshair attacks.

He tries to get through to Tech, saying he knows he's in there. CX2 just laughs sharply, telling him he will lose, again, because that's what they always do.

No matter how successful they were, they were never meant for longevity. They were always destined for short, sad lives, and he's going to make sure of it.

Wrecker marches towards CX2, Hunter and Crosshair calling him and trying to stop him, unable to. But he just walks up and hugs him, crying as he murmurs how sorry he is for not being strong enough to stop him falling, for not holding on.

Tech's memories begin to return, telling him in a strained voice that Hemlock needs to be stopped, that Project Necromancer is a plan to keep the emperor alive forever, to cement his rule for multiple lifetimes. The only person with the knowledge to do it is Hemlock.

He needs to die.

They chase after Omega, Wrecker limping behind with Hunter. As the confrontation happens, Tech kneels down in front of Crosshair, getting him to rest his blaster on his shoulder, a callback to TCW S7 arc. Crosshair says he doesn't think he can make the shot.

Tech reassures him he's never missed one when it mattered most. Tells him to trust himself.

Crosshair takes the shot as Omega stabs Hemlock.

Then takes one clean headshot. Hemlock is dead. He doesn't fall. He's there. Dead. Crumpled. Gone.

Knowing they have no time, they get into Hemlock's shuttle, flying away towards Pabu.

Omega is shocked and overjoyed to see Tech, but devastated that Hunter has lost his sight.

They reassure her that everything will be okay.

They arrive on Pabu. Echo hugs Tech, tells him he's an idiot, expresses how sorry he is he was experimented on. Tech reassures him, they exchange a meaningful handshake.

Wrecker has a cane now, his body still recovering. He has a limp, it's obvious he's suffered permanent damage. Crosshair helps Hunter over to where Omega is. He still has a tremor, his hand still aches, but he's there, with his family.

They talk about the future, about how they are free now, to do whatever they want. Tech comes over and tells Crosshair it's time to go.

They all look at him, confused. He explains they're going with Echo to join the rebellion. They've been a part of the Empire, they know what they're up against, they need to fight. It would feel wrong not to.

Omega hugs them and they promise to be back soon. Hunter and Wrecker relax with Omega. Fade to black.

Epilogue:

Hunter still catches Omega before she goes. Only this time, Crosshair and Tech are waiting with him, having come to pick her up in their ship. Batcher is acting as Hunter's seeing eye dog, giving him his freedom back to a certain extent.

They reassure Hunter they'll look after her, that Echo is waiting for them. Wrecker appears behind them, chastises Omega for trying to leave without saying goodbye.

Conversations about rebellion and how the fight is going. Omega hugs Hunter and Wrecker and goes to get onto the ship.

Hunter, Wrecker, Tech and Crosshair all share an embrace. He murmurs about her being their little girl. They all smile and agree. Only she's not so little any more.

As Hunter and Wrecker watch the ship take off, the Bad Batch theme plays full force once more.

Their legacy lives.

[oh-three]

TBB S3E5:

Omg, Echo's in the thumbnail. Yay!

It's so satisfying to see Omega sleeping with Lula in her arms at long last.

Not Omega looking after Crosshair and trying to help him adjust 😭

Ayyy, AZI.

The familiarcy in which Crosshair's talking to Omega. The way he trusts her enough to tell her that he knows the others don't trust him, and the way she knows him well enough to know it bothers him 😭

Echo !!

"What? No hug for me?" Lmao. Echo made him smile, omg.

WHY DIDN'T WE GET TO SEE CROSS FIND OUT ABOUT TECH.

WE'RE GOING BACK TO BARTON IV.

"Don't hold it against him. He's only worried about you." Damn, never thought I'd hear Crosshair say that.

SHE CALLED HIM LITTLE BROTHER.

Barton IV 😭

Crosshair looking good in his old armor 😭 ❤

STOP INTERROGATING CROSS ABOUT BARTON IV.

"He started it." Lmao. True though.

The helmets are all still there 😭😭

Ice vulture theme reprise. I hear you.

Hunter backing off when he realizes Crosshair's behavior is grief is everything to me. Our man misses Mayday as much as the rest of us.

Something tells me they shouldn't have powered down those censors.

Avalanche?

HUNTER, CALM DOWN.

"I tried to warn you, Hunter. I risked everything to send you that message. You ignored it. You let Omega be taken to Tantiss. She went through what she did because you failed. You're angry because she escaped with my help, not yours." Honestly, if Hunter's gonna go at him, Crosshair deserved to get a couple jabs in there himself. Even if he is wrong.

Oooh, a checks notes wyrm.

Hunter still agreeing to work with Crosshair on getting the wyrm out despite the argument they just had. My man's already taken it all personally (because there's no way he's not blamed himself before) and shoved it aside.

All those posts about Batcher following Crosshair around were so right.

Wrecker is giving me Jurassic Park vibes restoring the power the way he is. Been a while since I've watched JP.

"You'll try?" / "Glad you heard me properly." 😂

JUMP.

Whoever built that outpost, whether it be Republic or Empire, knew what they were doing with those perimeter beacons Lmao. I wonder if Mayday knew about the wyrm.

The way Hunter looked at Crosshair after realizing that he saved his life without qualm. The way he's realized that Crosshair really did come back to them.

"And I don't even see any blood this time?" Damnnn, do they usually get into fights???? Checks out.

Echo praising Omega and telling her exactly what she needed to hear. That he, who's been saving all the clones, doesn't blame her for getting out while she could. That he doesn't blame her for leaving them.

"All we can do is keep trying to be better." 😭

The episode ending on the ice vulture music makes me wanna cry.

[rpfisfine]

an overview of the things we watched during my turbofolk seminar for @roadwhores @lofimp3 and my other balkan (and non-balkan) followers who might be interested

(my professor is bulgarian for context and unfortunately she hasn’t made the presentation with all the additional information public yet so these r just my personal notes & things ive remembered.Thumbs up)

we started with the only balkan song that is on the voyager golden record which i thought was sooooo beautiful as someone from a country who didn’t have anything interesting to contribute to the golden record besides the greeting to the universe i feel very humbled and reverent to have listened to it

goran bregović - bella ciao & kalashnikov at sziget festival 2012 (our professor mentioned that he’s kind of a piece of shit who steals songs from marginalized communities and profits off of it and has been actively sued for it in the past so i made sure to shake my head while i was listening to show that i didn’t agree with his actions)

recordings of traditional folk songs being performed at serbian weddings I forgot to write the performer’s name down but he played the clarinet beautifully and someone stuck a bill to his forehead while he was playing to show their appreciation which I think we need to bring back)

we talked abt ceca quite extensively and also looked at one paparazzi photo of her with some politician guy who besides being her biggest fan in the world is also apparently a huge fan of vinnetou & robert de niro which i thought was kind of a slay personally

we watched one lepa brena video from the 80s and one from the 90s to see the transformation of her style and the sound of her music throughout the years

+ also clips of her wedding to boba which we compared to ceca’s wedding to the serbian mobster who then ended up being assasinated (we didn’t touch on ceca’s personal criminal history too much but after a brief glimpse at her wikipedia page I think we should have im slightly obsessed with her i think)

the most aggressively 90s and vaguely bisexual music video by saška vaseva abt clubbing and drinking….loved it

neshto netipichno (probably not spelled right but i copied it from the yt title) by ivana

azis!!!!!!!!! he’s such an icon to me our professor showed us a selection of his mvs ranging from the time when he wasn’t out as a gay man yet to i think his most recent song so we kind of witnessed his whole transformation from his like full blown drag stuff (i.e "hop" - SLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) to his most recent very aggressively masculine & americanized style but i am literally actually legitimately obsessed with his look from his old videos i need to look exactly like him immediately like . Are you kidding me

we ended with dubioza kolektiv - USA & no escape from balkan and i kind of want to tattoo the lyrics of the second song on my body if im being honest i respect what these guys have going on

overall it was definitely the best seminar from this course and im so glad i dragged my lifeless body out of bed in the morning to attend it bc i cannot even imagine missing out on it you guys have a very wonderful culture and i loved that 80s & 90s balkan music videos literally look identical to czech mvs from that time I felt a deep sense of kinship while watching them. Long live yugoslavia ❤️

[stars-n-spice]

THOUGHTS ON S3 EP 05:

as always, spoilers under the cut and my thoughts are in no way coherent or in the order of how things happen in the episode

it's just me going to be screaming about whatever comes to mind as i type this

holy shit y'all new comfort episode just dropped!

kid you not, after seeing the episode i deadass went, "Wow, I'm so glad that episode didn't absolutely devastate me!" while I was like,, sobbing

whole episode i was either crying, screaming, or punching a pillow

can't even cry anymore, don't got no tears left

ANYWAYS

I AM AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING CLOWN FOR THINKING WE WERE GOING TO GET A PROPER REACTION/CONTINUATION FROM THE LAST EPISODE

OF FUCKING COURSE THEY WERE GOING TO SKIP OVER IT AND JUST,, FUCKING DIVE RIGHT IN. FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

what is it with this show and having what would be emotional reactions to heavy things off screen???

fanfic writers you know what to do

anyways,,

Omega being back with Lula :( and her new outfit is so cute I love it so much :((

THEM BEING BACK ON PABU!!!! <3333 and still sleeping in their ship lol

AZI!!!!! HE'S OKAY!!! HE'S ALIVE AND HE'S THERE AND I LOVE HIM AND I MISSED HIM :((

Crosshair practicing :( and his aim just,,, getting worse :(((

CROSSHAIR AND BATCHER ARE SUCH A DUO!! I FUCKING LOVED EVERY MOMENT WITH THE TWO OF THEM,, THE LITTLE PETS AND SMILES CROSS GAVE BATCH UGGHH

will never ever ever ever get over cross and omega's dynamic,, I love them so much and I'm so glad he's back

I don't know how many times i went, "They're all back together!!" in this episode only to remember Tech isn't there and then sob violently

BUT ECHO FINALLY RETURNS - i'm kinda bitter about how he reacted to seeing Omega again because it seemed like,, like he was completely unfazed by the fact she was captured and sent to a hidden facility conducting god know what experiments BUT at the same time,, I could see it being that Echo always knew she was more than capable of escaping on her own so he wasn't too worried but STILL

"What no hug for me?" <- AAGUUHH,, and then the little smirk Crosshair gave after Echo's response,, they have no bad blood, love that

when Crosshair started talking about the facility I fucking KNEW he was talking about Barton IV and i was in so much pain,, agony even

Was NOT expecting them to return but I'm so glad they did because it played such a vital role in Crosshair's growth and returning to it and growing even more,, just,, aguughhh

WHEN HE FOUND MAYDAY'S HELMET,, FUCK FUCK FUCK minutes before that scene i was like "i swear to god if he finds something from Mayday-"

MAYDAY COME BACK YOU DIDN'T DESERVE THAT,, YOU DID SO MUCH :((

Hunter and Cross' dynamic in this was so fun to watch but also had me gnawing on my hands

could NOT get over the fact that they brought the dog with them on the mission, idk why but that's fucking hilarious to me

OMEGA CALLING CROSSHAIR "LITTLE BROTHER" AND CROSS CHUCKLING AT IT SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!

WHEN WRECKER GAVE CROSSHAIR BACK HIS ARMOR I FUCKING KNEW HE WAS THE ONE WHO KEPT IT AGUUGHHH

god I love Wrecker so much

"Omega trusts him and that's enough for me" FUCK

he wasn't super prominent in this episode but everything he did made me love him more

WHEN HE WAS DIGGING IN THE SNOW?? fucking lost it

THE HUG AT THE END???? FUCKING FINALLY???? THE WAY HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW AND HE JUST,,, FUCK,, RAN UP TO THEM????

like you can tell the whole episode Wrecker was just waiting for the two of them to work things out

i missed all of them so much

it was so good to see them all work together

GOD FUCKING AUGUUHH

THE FIGHT CROSS AND HUNTER HAD??? CROSSHAIR READING HUNTER LIKE A FUCKING BOOK??

when he started to blame Hunter for his failures?? oh fuck as an oldest child that hurt SO much and I was so scared Crosshair was going to pull a "You're the reason why Tech is dead" card

But your honor they are brothers, I love them so much

"i said talk to him, not argue with him!" - "he started it" <- crosshair you cannot beat the youngest brother allegations

hey Crosshair probably didn't tell his brothers about his shaky hands,, ahahahahahaha,aha,,ahh,,,ha..

lmao love that being in a life or death situation and saving each other from it was what made Hunter and Cross start to trust each other

this episode was so great you don't understand

and i'm so happy nothing like,, terrible happened in it

yes I cried a fuckton throughout it but,, at least Omega is still with them and at least Echo is back (for now) and at least they're slowly starting to make up and be a team again

anyways,, nice episode,, can't wait for things to just get worse from here

[half-truths-and-hyperbole-louk]

Louk's Bad Batch rewatch part 19 AND 20 😳

straight into it again batchers 🤟

The Bad Batch 1x15

Crosshair coming to visit Hunter how sweet 💕

Echo teaching Omega to stay focused while being stressed 🥺

every time I see Rampart I wanna smash his face in a little bit more

Omega with her secret base 🥷

her wet droopy hair 🥺

Tech looks like Korkie rn he's a ginger in the light

Echo checking in on Omega 😭

Crosshair you need to listen to Hunter he's right

Hunter: "we didn't have a choice" Crosshair: "and I did?" 😭😭😭😭😭

Omega: "experimental unit 99 began right here" Wrecker: "is that true?" Tech: "how could I possibly know that?" 💀

where are all the other clones "reassigned and transferred offworld" ??? op what does this mean

"guess you were wrong about that" lmao Wrecker

Crosshair listen here you sassy little-

siblings always know when you're lying 🤭

Crosshairs whole speech in the training room....

"I'm going to give you what you never gave me ...a chance" 😭😭😭

"we're not like the regs, we never have been" - this line sounds the most like a reg Crosshair has sounded was this on purpose ??

Crosshair cutting the binders with Hunter's knife AJDJSKAJFL

Tech spotting the discs and silently telling Wrecker !!! I'm jumping over my couches

BDIWOANSHWUAALLDNFIWIANFJEK WHEN CROSSHAIR SHOOTS ALL THE OTHER SOLDIERS WHEN HE- WHEN I- I'VE GONE INSANE-

Crosshair never wanted to kill them he wanted them back 😭😭😭😭😭

THEIR FACES THE MUSIC THE ENTIRE SCENE THEYRE WORKING TOGETHER IVE SURPASSED INSANITY

Tarkin 🤢🤢

Crosshair's holding his head 👀 Chips still there !!

them fighting about the chip 😭 Tech scan his brain pls

Omega hugging Hunter 🤲🥺😭🥰

the completely empty rooms I can't

the regs who open fire 👀 Slip???

I can't deal with watching tipoca city fall 😭

I can't deal with them watching it fall 😭😭😭

THE OUTRO-

The bad batch 1x16

the silence after the blast knocks them down

Crosshair woke up as they slid and I think Echo was out 🥺

that poor reg with the status report I wanna hug him so bad 💔

oop they were all out not just Echo

Tech: *can't hack the door* Wrecker: "I can" kinfe knife knife knife knife

Tech is pulling the door with his fingers 🥺

Wrecker gently catching Omega and passing her to Echo who just holds her for a bit 🥺🤲🥰💔😭💕

then Crosshair just slides into Hunters foot lmaooo

I don't think Crosshair knew what the empire was planning ?? he just wakes up and blames the boys for it ??

them all stopping to look at the water filling up in the baby clone room with all the empty tubes 😭

Omega catching AZI 🥺

DID CROSSHAIR JUST CATCH ECHO 👀

the last time they're all in their room together 💔

lmao Echo with the smell 💀

SHE just saved your ass Crosshair settle down

sibling squabbles turning into heartfelt convos 🥲 Wrecker missed Crosshair so much

theres always a bigger fish

they're all just sitting together to catch their breath 🤲

all back in the lab together 🥲

mhm Crosshair she's your BIG sister show her some respect

CROSSHAIR THIS IS NOT OMEGAS FAULT YOU BUTTHEAD

you sound an awful lot like a clone with an inhibitor chip rn buddy 👀

also sounds like Saw Gerrera which is never a good sign

"all you'll ever be to them is a number" ~ Hunter, then Crosshair's head immediately starts hurting hmmmm 🤔

I think it's still in there and its starting to stop working similar to Tup... possibly bc he got a little fried on that side of his head...

ptsd for Echo being in that tube 🥲💔

Omega doing the blasting instead of Wrecker !!

They're hugging in the tubes I know it

Omega's worried voice 🥺

"I'm going after AZI" 😭

CROSSHAIR 💕💕💕💕

Hunter's nervous hands tapping waiting for Omega to come up 🥺🥲

then him picking her up out of the water and his "I've gotcha" 😭😭😭😭😭

Crosshair handing over his rifle while the other three are ready to shoot him 🥲

Hunter holding Omega's hand- I'm gone y'all

Crosshair refusing to look at them while they're looking at him 💔

the sun shining on kamino after all of that, like the calm *after* the storm... which is unsettling bc it's usually the calm before the storm

Hunter picking Omega up again 🤲 he's so gentle

them all just staring at where their home used to be 💔😭

Wrecker holding AZI like a baby 🥺

they all look so dad (I tried to type sad but both works)

Hunter's soft smile telling Omega it's time to go 🥰

Hunter watching Omega and Crosshair talking

"you're still their brother, Crosshair. You're my brother too." star wars wants me to never stop crying as if I'm not already dehydrated enough

not thinking about how that was the last thing he heard for how many weeks??

FKN TANTISS

all the clone commandos everywhere 👀 the rest of delta squad when

WE DID IT !!! WE FINISHED SEASON 1 💕

Now I'm going to speed watch s2 in the next 2 days omg my emotions won't survive lmao

thanks everyone who's followed along and interacted so far I love seeing love for tbb so seeing people enjoying my responses makes me super happy 💕 I hope tbb3 is good to us 🙏

[lukeskylovr]

spoilers for every good omens s2 episode under the cut!

EP 1

CROWLEY BEING SO EXCITED OMFG IM GONNA CRY

oh she’s so vibrant i’m going to kill someone

AZI AND MAGGIE OH MY GOD he’s so lovely. AND SHOSTAKOVICH?!!??! I FUCKING LOVE SHOSTAKOVICH

aw no omg heaven won’t talk to azi anymore 😭😭

maggie and nina oh my god they’re sooooooooo cute

OMG AZI CONDUCTING THR MUSIC WHILET LISTENING I DO THAT 😭😭 HES SO ME

HI MURIEL

oh their outfit is so pretty i love it

i missed crowley’s walk so much

THE 3 REASONS AZI CALLS CROWLEY IM GONNA EXPLODE

oh my god he called him angel again i’m

maggies clothes are so so cute i love them

omg maggie and i are so similar i love her

NOOOOO SHE HAS A PARTNER

crowley w his glasses off ❤️❤️

“I . am . dusting . 👿” 😭😭

CROWLEY SMOKING 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

omg they’re locked in the shop together

muriel my little skrunkle 😽😽😽😽

all the angels having different coloured shoes aaaaa

NO EW THE FLIES IN CROWLEY’S CAR EWWW

yeah maggie is so me i don’t drink either

GOOD OLD FASHIONED LOVER BOY OH MY FUCKING GOD I KNEW IT WAS CROWLEY’S SONG

a proper apology *falls to my knees* 😭😭😭

A FUCKING LITTLE DANCE?!!?!? IM ACTUALLY SOBBING WHAT WAS THAT

ep 2

azi’s outfit ❤️❤️ he is so beautiful

i actually don’t hate crowley’s beard 😽😽

AWWW MURIEL HIII

i am loving these job era angel outfits

azi singing 😭

MAGGIE CRYING !?!

aziraphale is definitely autistic omg “it’s just a thing you say” ohhhhhhh he is so autistic

they’re at the pub?!

i can’t w these two crowley definitely reads fanfiction . he’s lying about seeing it in the film

“she had balls” “well” ☠���☠️☠️

A CLUE 😭😭😭❤️❤️

“don’t pronounce the capital letter” ☠️😭❤️

“nice gaff” ☠️

“i know the angel you were” KILL ME NOW

actually this whole scene is destroying me

“i’m not grinning!!” HES SOO CUTE

hi ty tennant 😽

aw jemimah is so cute

what omg azi didnt used to eat human food ?????? and crowley tempted him to start ??? i’m crying they’re so

my boy is fucking destroying that ox rib

AZI WINKING AT CROWLEY AWWWWW

“our car” FALLS TO MY KNEES AND SOBS

THE OCEAN SCENE IM SEEING IT WITH MY OWN EYES

azi nooo omg he thinks he’s going to hell 😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️ my baby

that scene is going to fucking haunt me

ep 3

awwww azi going along with muriel they’re so sweet

a cupperty omg 😭

“you love trains” ☠️ yeah he would wouldn’t be

they’re sitting so close they are definitely lovers

crowley stop stressing muriel out 👿

oh i actually didn’t expect that azi would be a shit driver

OH MY FUCKING GOD THE OUTFITS IVE BEEN WSITING FOR

fem crowley i love you

omg crowley w a scottish accent

HE CAN FEEL WHEN AZI DRIVES UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT ?!(! 😭😭

STOP IT WHAT HAS AZI DONE TO THE BENTLEY HES SO 😭

…. is that crowley without his jacket on …

IT IS

wow this crowley outfit is stunning she looks amazing

no omg azi hugging the jar w the tumour

HIS LITTLE HAT

this minisode is so sad

TINY CROWLEY WHAT THE FUCK 😭

what the fuck now he’s massive

awwwww azi holding crowley awwww

“and twitter and grindr whatever they happen to be” 😭😭 azi

maggie and nina are my favs oh my god

“if any harm comes to aziraphale from thsi i will” falls to my knees again

ep 4

fuck off shax leave my boy alone

“a little bemused as to why crowley should risk destruction for you” girl you have no idea

“YOU DONT SEEM HIS TYPE@ SHUT UPASNBSBD

no way there were rumours that crowley and azi are going out shut up 😭❤️

i’m so fucking stressed right now

oh my god it’s the blitz empisode i can’t fucking do this right now

oh them in the car ❤️

OH MY GOD IM FINALLY GETTING MY MAGICIAN AZIRAPHALE BACK

did i just watch an animated spider take a shit

if my boy’s magic show is ruined by some zombies i will be so mad

AZI PAUSING AT ‘friends’ OH IM SICK

😭 crowley pretending to be the audience

oh azi. i am finding this hard to watch but i love it

his little outfit i’m going insane

i’m shitting my pants rn there is no reason for this to be making me so nervous

OH JT WORKED

HES SO CUTE W THE FEATHER BOA AW

ok the picture the demon took of them is kinda nice

they’re on a date 😭😭🥹🥹

“i knew you’d come through for me. you always do.” KILL ME

SHAX CALLING AZI ‘crowley’s pet’ WHAT!?!,!

ep 5

stop crowley w the hat and the glass thing i’m crying

OMG THE DEMON FROM LAST SEASON

azi please stop speaking french i beg you

NINA AND CROWLEY TALKING ABOUT AZI STOP 😭😭

ugh drunk crowley

he’s gonna shout i know it he’s gonna be so mad

ohhhhhh he’s furious

“MY ONLY FRIEND” 😭😭😭😭😭

did crowley just tell gabriel to kill himself 🫢

THE MATCHBOX WHAT

how does jim fit on that tiny ass bed

crowley shouting at nina ☠️☠️

JIM’S SUIT 😭 love it

maggie hurry up pls pls pls

i love the woman in the black sparkly suit she reminds me of my aunt

MAGGIE AND NINA HIIIIII oh she looks stunning nina ily

also the harpsichord man’s suit is fabulous i want it

AZI SMILING AT THEM DANCING I CANT DO THIS

ok that magician’s partner is serving so hard that dress is amazing

oh. my. god. are azi and crowley fucking dancing are they going to fucking dance

MY DADS AEW DANCING WITH EACH OTHER

stop omg jim surrendering himself in that fabulous outfit is so

“i won’t leave you on your own” 🙁🙁🙁

“ur a good lad” “i’m not actually. either” YES!!!!!! TAKE THAT GENDERFLUID CROWLEY DENIERS !!’n TAKE RHAT!!! that you neil gaiman i love you mwah

“rescuing me makes him so happy” I AM GOING TO GO FUCKING INSANE THEY ARE SO INSIFFWRABLE AND I LOVE THEM SO MICH

aw muriel and crowley ❤️❤️

WAIT IM GETTING SHITTY ANGEL DISGUISE CROWLEY YES OMG

ep 6!!!!!!

i love his stupid fuckinf angel cosplay so much. and his little hops 😭

“i had brothers u don’t scare me by making faces!” STOP SHES SO RIGHT

DONT CALL MY GIRL MAGGIE UNLOVABLE

maggie ily but srsly 😭

“i haven’t always been a demon” IS TJIS A CALLBACK TO “that was a long time ago, angel” 😭😭👿

noo azi remembering the fire 🙁🙁

“crowley’s emotional support angel” STOP IT 👿👿👿

AW CROWLEY PUNCHING MURIEL LIKE THAT IM CRYING I LOVE THEM

bro why did they tell gabriel to take his clothes off ☠️

bro what is azi doing 😟

A HALO!??!

damn 😭

ohhhhh i love crowley sm

azi what have you done 😭😭😭

THE FLY WAS GABRIEL THIS WHOLE TIME !?!?!? STOP IT that is so fucking unserious neil gaiman i love you

NO WHAG THE FUCK IT WENT IN HIS EYEBALL

“you can’t always get what you live for” um. um am i supposed to think of azi and crowley when i hear that

are these two assholes in love with each other ….

GABRIEL MADE THE JUKEBOX PKAY EVERYDAY FOR BEELZEBUB!!(!!!!!???!!?!

period aziraphale

crowley don’t talk to me about alpha centauri i can’t do this

shut up michael

crowley sitting like that 😭

fuck off metatron looking at crowley like that leaving him alone u bastard

“us time��� i am going to die

maggie and nina giving crowley advice omg ❤️❤️❤️

azi PLEASE just let crowley talk oh my god i’m actually gonna explode

oh azi 🙁

RESTORE CROWLEY TO FULL ANGELIC STATUS ARE YOU FUCKING JOKING

no nightingales 😟

“we could have been … us” what if i killed myself

i am fucking devastated no one talk to me

[ibunyang]

the change i think is more evident on pluto think emoji, since from the start ive been so indecisive about how his hair looks or if i wanted him to look latino in general most recent pluto;

early 2023 era pluto ;

smh whenever i drew him i always wanted to draw him before his canon event where he does meet the rest of the crew, smh i kind of do prefer his black hair so i might change it again, since i like the contrast more, his tattoos on these pictures r missing too since it was pre-canon but i want to actually decide whats on his skin, or maybe just the one on his neck the one that mostly remained the same is clovis? i changed his eye color to green, and made plutos blue instead, even on the most recent one i kind of knew what image i wanted for clovis, body wise i still wanted him to kind or remain one of the scrawnier ones in the group, but at the same time he's the type of guy who likes working out, so i figured having a little bit more muscle on him wouldnt be such a bad thing late 2022;

for hyde...

(2022) god knows the ammount of rework ive done for his hair, i hate HATE HATEE drawing buzz cuts i just dont get how they work, but i knew i liked seeing him in shorter hairstyles/buzz it just seemed to fit, and hydes the type of person who would rather put a beanie on instead of bothering with his hair anyway, for the more recent one i wanted to but more emphasis on his nose? he's arab kaito thankfully, ive been set on an actual look for them

sometimes i can never get the length their hair right so i end up relying on my overpaint layer, which is fine honestly but i get bothered when the shades of the background dont match up but u know its my fault that im too lazy to go back and actually fix it from the line art itself LMAO Zee.........loml my shining star my absolute favorite, the rest of these guys only came about just because of my darling mort, ive been consistent with his design from day one

(2020) ive made a few changes on him as well, with the changes that come from how much ive fleshed him out/ how i ended up wanting them to present themselves. they used to have a prosthetic leg simply because i thought it would be a cool character design choice, but now its only implemented in certain aus i have with him

(2022/2021)

i wanted him to have a more feminine figure instead of a masculine one honestly, 1.) it was something i enjoyed doing 2.) i really like the comparison between him and the guy i have paired with him and im a suckkerr for that kind of stuff lol i removed one of his face scars, sometimes even forget to draw it on entirely, i love the his bleached to death hair and his pointy eyes i love him so much honestly its kind of embarrassing how attached i am to azie

i love seeing the progression of these boys O(-( so much i care theem so much and just seeing my artstyle change in general i like seeing it evolve

[floralb0t]

azriel update // negative animal health and animal death tw

I got home from work last night and noticed she was extremely thin (in a way she hadn’t been before I went to work, about 9 hours before) and i took her to an emergency vet. they did triage and determined the big issue at the moment was dehydration but due to other animals in there, they wouldn’t be able to see her untill the morning. i was told it would likely be more cost and time effective to wait until the morning and go to our regular vet.

this morning she was in the exact same condition - except worse since she hadn’t had anything to eat or drink (as far as i could tell, all the dishes were untouched). We got her into see the vet, bumping up her appt that was for tomorrow. 

she was dehydrated still but it was to a point where the vet was able to feel her organs in a different way and noticed that her bladder was very hard and small. Because we had gone through pretty much everything else - evidence points to cancer. or FIP

which the only way to confirm (at least on the short notice required by her sudden health downturn) would be through an ultrasound - something really really hard to get especially over the weekend without it costing literally all the money i have left. but ....

14 and a half years or so. i couldn’t commit to it on my own so i called my mom to join me at the vet and we decided the best option was to put her down. she’d been going through a rough health patch for at least a month now and it was no doubt painful and everything so , while she was already sedated to prep for the, at this point redundant xrays we had planned, we decided to go through with it.

it is really really hard to be in my room right now. I know I’ll be okay, and her not being in pain is as okay as she can be right now, but fuck is it hard. i held her as we did it but in my head part of me feels so guilty for leaving her there. that was my baby! my little girl! idk. i’ll be okay, but yeah it might be a litle while

one last picture of her - from after we made the decision but about 15 before it happened. i was crying too much and even with the sedative she had, she was getting rowdy and trying to run off so my mom was holding her, and she started falling asleep.

i didn’t post about her much, or share pictures or anything, but i hope everyone is doing okay. and that you all appreciate your little guys as long as you have them for.

[spectrumspace]

I wanna say that the stupid ad was probably made this invasive on the pretense that if it annoys everyone, they'll talk about it being annoying, which garners them more attention and word of mouth, but, like, looking at the response, I feel like there was a line and they pushed it too far. People are instinctively drawn into following the crowd, yes, so throwing the same thing at them several times will change their mind eventually, but they aren’t stupid. If anything, now the crowd has unanimously decided strongly against the show.

In tags and replies regarding this ad, I've seen people who were interested in beginning the show, or already watched its previous season(s?), conclude that this campaign singlehandedly made them decide against watching it out of spite. At best, I've seen fans try to defend it (lol dont bother you cant “just ignore it” it takes up the whole screen every time you log on), but a good majority of them feel ashamed of it, too (which sucks! im sorry your tags are full of hate!). And I haven't seen a single person even joke about hate-watching it or enjoying it to epicly troll the haters or anything. So that tactic was a massive failure.

And, like, their previous campaign was sleazy and successful in a Tumblr-exclusive way. They made bizarre gif ads of, like, laser babies that you could reblog and everyone went, "OMG TUMBLR THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME REBLOG ADS LOOK AT HOW WEIRD THIS IS" which got more people looking at their show. They made you think “haha funny baby im going to watch it because thats funny”. Like, that works. It's that subtle (and overt) psychological stuff, like trying to personify their brand on Twitter. In that former case, it got you thinking about the product by putting it everywhere in subtle reminders, or trying to predict how you’d react, which is exactly what they want.

This ad, though? Couldn't have made it worse if they tried.

[splashofbi]

AJ Crowley very unwillingly at your service

[kxllerblond]

y’all remember group au verses? kjnfgkdg

i can’t believe my most chaotic oc was spawned from an au group version of clark lmaooo

[garoujo]

EMMIE ‼️ a few things i must tell u:

— missing you real bad rn :( i can’t help the feeling of envy bubble up deep in my gut when i see other mooties and nonnies getting your attention bc im like :( i want some tew

— the tr ig stories you just posted ??? BRILLIANT JUST AMAZING! you matched their aesthetics so well im gonna sob☹️ idk who is my favorite AGHHH

— i often come to lurk on your page and go through the tags with my name and scroll through the thirsts ive sent you since we became mutuals 🫣 and im like damn okay…………….. i write kinda good? AND UR REACTIONS ARE SO WHOLESOME THEY WARM ME UP INSIDE💕 do you have a favorite of those, i wonder? 👀 also i saw an anon ask about your writing more for knb and i wanna remind u YES I STILL HAVE A PIECE ABOUT AOMINE FROM ALL THAT TIME AGO AND ITS STILL DEDICATED TO U‼️‼️

okay that’s all for now, bye baby <3 sincerely, your wife and dick rider ;)

SOSA ! SOSA ! hewo my beloved . my wife . my life < 3 u will always have my attention most i will run 2 u everytime i see you duh !! giving u the biggest kiss rn ପ(⑅ˊᵕˋ⑅)ଓ pls im so glad u liked the ig stories ! one of the hanma ones appeared on my pinterest feed and my mind was like . overdrive ! i couldn’t help myself i was going craaa azy >.< i want them all ! so so bad ! GOOD ? helo u write great it makes me ~ hm hm i still think bout the akashi thirst u wrote for me < 3 he is so oooo dreamy and ugh his voice makes me keen . melt ! omg yes i’ve only written one lil thirst for aomine < 3 so far but oh god ^3^ i wanna write more already ! he’s too dreamy n big ! mwah mwah i will forever hold all ur thirsts close 2 my heart . excuse me u can’t leave me without a kiss also hop on < 3 !!

[avengerscompound]

Until the End of the World - 18

Until the End of the World: A Captain America Fanfic

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Buy me a ☕ Character Pairing:  Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers x F!Reader

Word Count:  2763

Rating:  E

Warnings: pregnancy, labor, induction without consent, forced medical proceedures, mentions of forced pregnancy, action, violence, death

Synopsis: Four years after Steve and Bucky got to the bottom of the HYDRA conspiracy that had led to you and your son being hunted for the first three years of his life, you, Bucky, and Steve have carved out a nice life together.  Things are calm and you feel like a family unit.  When Geo starts calling Bucky and Steve ‘dad’, a decision is made to try and add to your family.

Things aren’t as calm as they seem.  When your pregnancy hits the papers, HYDRA rears its head once again, and Steve and Bucky need to track you down to protect the family they had created

Chapter 18

You had sent Geo back to his bed with his instructions.  You didn’t think you could get out of here with him without getting caught.  Yes, he could open all the doors for you, but there were still guards, and you had no idea where you were.  The risk was just too high.  Not to mention, that if Viper had been telling the truth, there were other people here who were being experimented on again.  If you could get Steve, Bucky, and the rest of the Avengers here, then that was the best option for everyone. You hoped Geo could do as you asked; if you could send a message to the tower - however primitive it was - you trusted that FRIDAY could work out that it was Geo sending it.

You slept badly.  The bench was hard and uncomfortable, and they had provided no blankets or pillows.  That teamed with the stress of you and Geo being captured, and how close you were to your due date, you were uncomfortable and highly wound.  Even with the lack of sleep, a group of HYDRA guards still managed to startle you awake the following day.

They had no concern about treating you gently in your heavily pregnant state.  They didn’t even shake you awake, so much as march into the room, grab your arm, and drag you out of bed and down the hall.  You had trouble walking and you stumbled down the bright white hall as they dragged you along with them.

You were brought to a room with a hospital bed and a lot of medical equipment, as well as a sterile-looking sofa chair and a clear plastic bassinet and incubator.  It looked like a delivery room in a hospital that cared nothing for the comfort of the mother.  Viper was waiting there with a group of medical staff dressed in green scrubs.

“What’s going on?  Where’s Geo?”  You asked.

“Geo is safe,” Viper assured you.  “And we’ve decided we’re going to induce labor.  Staying in this location is risky, so within the week we’re going to move you.  We figured if we move you and your children separately, you’ll be less likely to try and draw attention to yourself when we inevitably see other people.”

“I’m not due yet,” you argued. 

“It’s not ideal, I know,” Viper said as the guards muscled you onto the bed and strapped you down.  “But it’s close enough.  We did consider just cutting that little thing out of you, but they said this way would be safest.  Don’t make me change my mind.”

One of the medical staff inserted a cannula into your arm and another began doing an internal examination as two of the guards held your legs apart.  You tried to fight them, but there were just too many of them.

“Don’t worry though, dear,” Viper said.  “We decided to help keep you calm you’re going to have an old friend here to help you with your labor.  A birthing partner.  That’s what they call them isn’t it?”

You looked at her wild-eyed, completely confused, and panicked.  You had no idea why she was doing this.  If they really wanted the baby out, a c-section would be quicker.  Though you guessed, with the surgical recovery time it would be harder to move you unnoticed.  The whole thing just felt like mind games though.  Like she was trying to show you exactly what kind of control she had over you, both your mind and your body.

There was a pop and a gush of water between your legs as the doctor broke your waters and you began to cry.  “Why are you doing this to me?”

She patted your cheek.  “Consider it your payment for evading us for so long, and destroying my whole operation,” she said.  “Or at least a down payment.  I don’t plan to make anything easy for you.”

She tapped your cheek again and strode to the door.  Just as she reached it, she turned and looked at one of the doctors.  “If she behaves, you can let her up, but if she does anything to mess with this labor, strap her down again.”

“Yes, Madame HYDRA,” he said, saluting.

She left the room and the doctors went back to fussing around you.  They put monitors on you that seemed to track both yours and the baby’s heart rate.  When they seemed to be done most left without a word.  One doctor remained.  He had a sharp face and dead eyes.  “If I let you up, will you behave?”  He asked.  “I warn you, if you take any of this off, you’re risking the life of that baby.”

You nodded.  “I’ll behave,” you agreed.

Your restraints were unfastened.  There are guards at the door, not that you can get out,” he said.  “And you are being monitored on cameras all over the room.  Behave and we’ll be in to check on you regularly.” 

As he left a woman was led in.  She looked like a wild animal that had been caught in a trap.  Her hair was lank and didn’t look like it had been brushed in weeks and her hollow eyes looked around wildly.  She was wearing a simple floral nightgown and in her arms was an infant that couldn’t have been more than a few days old.  It took you a moment to realize you knew her.  She had been in the medical trials back when you were in college.  “Azi?”  You said.

She turned to look at you startled, furrowing her brow as she assessed you.  “Oh my god,” she said and rushed to your side.  “Oh my god!  What are you doing here? I didn’t know they had you too.”

“How long have you been here, Azi?”  You asked.

She shook her head.  “I don’t know.  A long time. I don’t know.  They came right after the trial ended.  I wasn’t pregnant then.  Now I have a baby.  They move us.”

“Oh my god,” you said, wrapping your arm around her.  “Come, sit down.”

You led her to the sofa chair and she sat, cradling the baby.  It fussed a little but fell back to sleep as its mother held it close.  “Azi, what did they do to you?”

“They took me… and some of the others in the test,” she said.  “They’re all dead now…” her eyes snapped up to you.

“They’ve been chasing me.  This is all my fault,” you said.  A dull pain throbbed out from your back and sides, and you winced and gripped the IV stand.  Azi looked up at you alarmed.

“Are you in labor?”  She asked.

You nodded.  “They just induced me.”

“Did they… did they …?”  She asked.

You shook your head.  “No.  No… I think they were waiting.  I’ve been living with someone.  Some men.  I think they were waiting to see if we’d just end up having kids.  What… how… did they force someone on you?”

She shook her head.  “It was a medical procedure.  I know whose it was… I think… do you remember Gal?”

You nodded.  Gal was short and funny and you remembered during the tests he always got telekinesis.  He thought it was funny to tap people on the shoulder while he was standing on the other side of the room.  “You think he’s dead?”

She nodded and then shook her head.  “I think… I don’t know.  They were injecting us with things, to make our powers come back, but it wasn’t working.  Katrina died.  And Shae.  And … and…”

“It’s okay,” you soothed, rubbing her back.  “It’s okay.”

She looked up at you with wide brown eyes.  “If I die, will you take care of my baby? You were always stronger than the rest of us. You’ll look after him.  Get him out of here.”

“Shh…” You whispered, crouching down.  “We’re gonna both get out of here.  Okay?  And your baby.  What’s his name?”

“I called him Gal.  I think… I think that’s only fair,” she said.  “Promise me you’ll take care of him.”

“I promise.  But you’re going to do that yourself, okay?”  You assured her, hoping that Steve and Bucky would come for you soon.

Whether it was the drugs they were using or the fact it was your second child, you couldn’t be sure, but your labor seemed to progress very quickly.  Once Azi got used to being in the room with you, she became a little more of a comfort to you.  She put baby Gal into the bassinet and would rub your back and soothe you through the contractions.  Not that there was much she could do.  Having someone on your side was better than being alone with HYDRA scientists, but all you could think was how much you needed Bucky and Steve.  Even if they did find you now, they were going to miss the birth of their daughter, and the longer your labor progressed, the harder it was to hang on to hope they’d find you at all.

Azi rubbed your back through a long contraction as you bent over the bed.  You’d been left alone again, but you knew it wouldn’t be long until the urge to push hit you.  You were in that period of serious pain where everything felt helpless and all you wanted to do was be with your boyfriends and curse them out for doing this to you.  Instead, you were in pain and terrified and with a woman who was even more scared than you.  Gal slept in the bassinet and part of you was even concerned that if you made too much noise would wake him and take Azi’s attention off you.

“You’re doing great,” she soothed.  “I think it won’t be long.”

“I don’t want them to deliver her,” you whined.  “I don’t want to do this here.”

“I know,” she said.  “I know.  I’m here.”

A siren started sounding, waking Gal so the baby's cries blended in with the harsh screeching of the alarms.  Azi looked around and hurried over to the infant.  “Hey, mommy’s here… I’ve got you,” she said, lifting him and holding him so one ear was pressed to her chest and the other was covered by her hand.  “What is that?”

Hope began to creep in again.  They’d found you.  You knew it.  It was only a matter of time before you’d be safe again.  You might even get to have this baby with them there with you.

Another contraction hit and you felt the need to push.  With Azi distracted with Gal and the sirens sounding, you weren’t sure what to do.  “Oh god,” you groaned, gritting your teeth and resisting the urge.

The sirens stopped and you heard footsteps run down the hall.  You couldn’t be sure, but you had a feeling they’d left you unguarded.  Another contraction hit and as it was ending the doors opened.  “Mommy,” Geo cried as he ran over to you.  “I don’t wanna be here.”

“I know,” you said, rubbing his back.  You looked around unsure what to do.  If you stayed here, then you were somewhere set up to deliver a baby, and hopefully, it wouldn’t take too long for Steve or Bucky to find you.  The problem was if you stayed here all of HYDRA knew where you were too, and if they were going to try and take you out of here before Steve or Bucky could get to you, then staying here let them do that.

You gritted your teeth.  “Geo,” you said.  “Do you think you can get the building to take us to a safer room?”

He nodded and took your hand.  “Azi, let’s go.”

She didn’t move and you doubled over in pain as another contraction hit.  “Mommy?”  Geo said, looking at you in fear.

“It’s okay, Geo,” you assured him.  “Your sister is coming.”  You looked back to Azi.  “Azi!  We have to go!”

She jumped and followed after you.  Geo led you out into the hall, clinging to your hand and pulling you along.  There were the sounds of shouting and gunfire, but while none sounded close yet, it was rapidly getting closer.  It was coming from several different sides and you began to worry that there wasn’t going to be anywhere safe to go.

Another contraction hit as you turned a corner and you almost collapsed to your knees.  The urge to push was intense and you had to consciously clench.  You were worried she might already be crowning.

“Mom, please,” Geo said, a look of pure panic.  “They’re coming.”

You tried to move, but all you could manage was a few staggered steps.

“Stop them!”

Azi jumped and you flinched at the sound of Viper’s voice as she came around the corner.  You pushed Geo behind you and tried to get him to move him forward.  Azi squared up, holding her baby so he was slightly protected.  “Get away from us!”  She screamed.

“There’s no use running, you idiots,” Viper snarled as the guards moved forward.  “Where do you think you’re going to go.”

Azi pushed Gal into your arms and charged at the guards, a look of wild rage on her face.

“Azi! No!”  You screamed.

Everything happened in slow motion.  Azi charged at them hands up like she was going to claw their eyes out and lept at the guard closest.  He stumbled back, and the gun went off.  Azi’s face froze as blood erupted out of her back.  You pulled Geo close as he began to wail and hid his face in your side.  For a second you weren’t even aware of the alarms going off again, as both Geo and Gal were screaming.

“Geo, run, go,” you said, pushing him forward.  He wouldn’t let go of your hand and you were worried that you weren’t going to be able to convince him to move.

“You idiots!  We needed her!”  Viper screeched.  “Get out of my way!”

She ran at you and you pushed Geo forward in an attempt to get away, knowing full well in your state you weren’t getting anywhere.  You managed to waddle forward a few steps as loud blasts erupted behind you.  Viper grabbed your shoulder and yanked you back.  You held Gal closer to you, sure she was about to make you drop him and a gunshot ran out behind you.

Viper’s grip relaxed and she slumped to the ground behind you.

“Daddy!”  Geo shouted as he looked around your legs.

You spun around.  Behind you, the hall was complete chaos.  The lights were flashing red and white and there were some of Iron Legion rounding up the few guards that Viper had with her.  Ari’s body was on the ground and one of the Legion seemed to be assessing it, while Viper's body lay at your feet. 

Bucky hurried down the hall, shouldering his rifle. “I’m here,” Bucky said, scooping the boy up.  “I’ve got you.”

Geo buried his face in Bucky’s neck and gradually the alarms calmed down and the lights settled.  Bucky put his arm around you.   “I’ve got you, darlin’,” he said.

“Oh god, Bucky,” you said, the emotions breaking as you started to tremble in his arms.  “Take the baby.”

He took the infant from you and you held his elbow as another contraction hit.  “Is this her?”  He asked.

You shook your head.  “No…” you said through gritted teeth.  “But she’s coming.”

“Shit,” he cursed.  “Come on.  Let's get you somewhere safe.” 

Geo pointed to a door and Bucky helped walk you to it, even as your body fought you moving at all.  “I need one of you to guard,” Bucky barked at the Legion.  One flew into place, standing at the door with its hands up and repulsors at the ready.

Bucky moved you inside and your knees buckled - like you’d been holding out until you had even one fragment of safety.  Bucky kneeled down beside you, still juggling Geo on the baby.  Geo was clinging to him like a koala and he hadn’t lifted his head from the spot in Bucky’s neck since he’d lifted the boy into place.

“Let me see,” Bucky said.

You got on your hands and knees and lifted the gown they’d put you in, spreading your legs until you were as comfortable as you could be.  Bucky sucked in a sharp breath through his teeth.  “Steve, you read me?” He said.  “I’ve found them.  And I’d suggest getting to us as quickly as you can if you wanna see your daughter born.”

// NEXT

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THE BAD BATCH: THE RUNAWAY

Chapter 13 - Waking up on Kamino

Callista's eyes snapped open but closed just as quickly when her retinas were burned by the blinding white roof above her. 

Wait, a white roof? No. She can't be…

Callista opened her eyes a second time and they were slanted until fully adjusting to the bright room. And when they did, what she saw made her heart sink down to her stomach. 

Callista hoped that this was a dream. But when she turned to look out of the big window to the left of her and saw the familiar pouring rain from an unending storm it turned into more of a nightmare. 

Panic began to settle in and Callista quickly tried to sit up only to groan and fall back down when her entire body exploded in pain. This only made Callista panic even more and the heart monitor started beeping rapidly. 

Callista gasped when she finally noticed she was wearing a breathing mask and also hooked up to different machines. No. She was being experimented on. Not again. 

Feeling herself beginning to hyperventilate, she scrambled to rip the contraption from her face and Callista took in a gulp full of the sterile air and threw the mask as far away as she could. Next the heart monitor and iv needle. The only downside to that was that the removal of the monitor set off an alarm and it was then that she realized there was another person in the room. Four in fact, but right now her focus was on Tech. 

All of them had dozed off but were woken up by alarms going off and four sets of eyes landed on Callista. Tech was the first to rush to her side. 

"It's alright, Callista. You're safe." Tech said but his words didn't seem to get through to Callista. She tried to sit up again, but Tech put his hands on her shoulders to prevent her from doing so, but she continued to thrash around regardless. 

"No- no! Let me go!" Callista yelled and she went to shove Tech's hands off, only to see that her own right hand plus most of the lower part of her arm was missing! "Wha-" 

"You lost part of your right arm and leg in the explosion." Callista immediately looked and saw that indeed the bottom part of her right leg was cut off just below the knee. Now her panic was on a whole different level. What the heck happened that caused this?! Tech said there was an explosion… now she remembered. They'd blown up the base and were watching it, then a laser blast came from somewhere and hit the bike she and Crosshair were sharing-

"Crosshair!" Callista exclaimed and she looked at Tech with wide eyes, not yet aware of the other three. "Is he alright? What about Hunter and Wrecker?"

"We're fine, kid." The unmistakable voice of Wrecker assured, Callista looked around Tech and saw the other three, and she breathed a sigh of relief at seeing they were OK. But she immediately tensed once more upon remembering where she was. 

"Why are we on Kamino?" She asked without thinking, and Tech glanced back at his brother's who all suddenly became nervous - except for Hunter. He was staring intensely at Callista and it made her extremely uncomfortable. 

"How do you know we're on Kamino?" Hunter asked and Callista's heart skipped a beat when she realized her mistake. 

"Uh…" 

Before Callista could think of a believable excuse, the door opened to let in a droid and Clone Medic. 

"We heard alarms going off - oh, you're awake." Seeing the clone only made Callista's heart sink even more and it took everything in her to not go into another panic as he replaced Tech in the chair by her bed, giving her a kind smile that did nothing to relax her. 

"How are you feeling?" 

"Like crap, how else would I feel?" The Medic was taken aback by her blunt remark and looked at the other four clones who could only shrug - except Wrecker who laughed out loud Crosshair's lips twitched upwards for a brief second, equally amused like his brother. 

"Uh, OK. Not the answer I expected. AZI, do a scan." Any intention of remaining calm was thrown out the window and Callista shoved the Droid when it tried to hover into her personal space.

"Get that thing away from me! I feel fine." 

"That's not what you said a second ago." Callista glared at Tech while the Droid took the opportunity of her being distracted to do a scan of her body. When Callista noticed she shoved the Droid a second time, but it was too late. 

"CT-9901's vitals are stable." Callista's eyes closed and she sighed. She had hoped to never hear that term again. Risking a glance at the others and seeing how all of them had trouble looking at her directly told her that they knew everything.

The Clone Medic noticed the sudden tension in the room and thought it best if he left to give the five of them a chance to talk. He needed to inform Nala Se of Callista's being awake anyways. 

The tension was so thick you could cut it with a vibroblade and Callista wanted to crawl into a hole and die. Then anger towards the Bad Batch welled up in her. 

"Why did you bring me here?" She demanded harshly. Why bring her to Kamino when there are hundreds of other places they could have taken her.

"It was the only place we knew you could be taken care of." Hunter said. 

"Please, there are hundreds of military bases scattered across the galaxy." 

"We're not welcome at too many places because of our deviant nature." Tech explained, "It was only after we got here that we learned of your...origins."

"How much do you know?" 

"Practically everything. We read your file." Was Tech's blunt answer. Callista sighed, unsure what to say after that. What else can be said? 

Wrecker grew uncomfortable with the tense atmosphere and attempted to break it by asking how Callista was feeling, even though the Medic had already asked. 

"I just lost half an arm and a leg, how do you think I'm feeling?" Callista replied in the same bitter tone used when she was asked the same question two minutes earlier. Wrecker was slightly hurt by the harsh way she spoke to him and didn't say anything else. "Why did you guys come after me?" She asked right after. 

"We couldn't just leave you there." Hunter said, but Callista couldn't fathom his reasoning. 

"Why not? I'd rather be in a Separatist prison than this place." Crosshair scoffed. 

"And here I was worried the rescue was a waste of time." He quipped with obvious sarcasm, only Callista wasn't hurt by his comment. 

"It was a waste of time." She retorted, making Crosshair blink in surprise, "Rescuing me put you four in unnecessary danger and you all could've been killed!" 

"So this is the thanks we get for saving your butt?" Crosshair asked while looking at his brother's with a look of disbelief. 

"I never asked you to." Callista countered and she was about to use her right hand to point to herself but she'd forgotten that it was no longer there. After a brief awkward pause she switched to the left hand and ignored the uncomfortable looks the others had while continuing her rant, "It's my fault I got myself and Senator captured and I needed to be the one to fix it." 

Hunter sighed, understanding where she was coming from but the sympathy he had for the girl moved him to walk to her side and put a gentle hand on her shoulder. 

"But you didn't have to do it alone. That's not how we do things." Hunter tried reasoning, and for a second it seemed Callista was going to agree but her gaze hardened before she shrugged his hand away. 

"Maybe not you, but as someone who's had to look after herself for six years you learn to rely only on yourself." 

The conversation comes to an end when the door opens and just when Callista thought it couldn't get any worse, she walked in. 

"Greetings, CT-9901." Callista gave the coolest glare she could muster at Nala Se. 

"Don't call me that!" She spat, her hatred for the Scientist evident to the others. Not that it bothered them - they didn't exactly like Nala Se or any of the other Kaminoans either. Just hearing her call Callista by her birth number made even Crosshairs frown deepen. 

"It would appear your aggression and temper have not calmed down with age." Nala Se commented, not phased by Callista's hostility. 

"Callista's harsh temperament might be due to the recent trauma she's suffered." Tech tried to say in the girl's defense, only to be given a blank stare from Nala Se. 

"CT-9901 is designed to withstand any type of stress like every other clone. Her heightened aggressive behavior is likely due to her six years without proper supervision and discipline." Callista crossed her arms in stubbornness. 

"I've done quite well on my own, thank you." She sassed and once again Crosshair had to hold back a smirk. Callista was starting to grow on him, though Crosshair would never admit to it. 

"I've been informed of the crimes you've committed in your absence and it is most disappointing. You were created to serve the Republic, and your careless behavior has tainted the clone's reputation."

"But she redeemed herself by sacrificing her life for the Senator of Taris." Crosshair interjected, to the surprise of his squad and Callista. 

"Yes, I was told of CT-9901's involvement with your mission. The Prime Minister is not pleased with Clone Force 99 bringing a fugitive on their assignment - but since it has brought back our runaway asset, you will not be reprimanded."

"That's a relief." Wrecker said with a chuckle, but Nala Se wasn't finished. 

"But another infraction will result in severe punishment. Is that understood?" The four clones nodded solemnly, but Callista wasn't about to let them get all the blame. Man, spending a week with these guys has brought out the selfless side of her that she thought had long disappeared. 

"If you're going to be mad at anybody, it's me." Callista stated firmly, earning surprised looks from the Bad Batch. "The only reason they brought me was because I would have stolen their ship if I had been left on it. And they didn't have time to hand me off to a Bounty Hunter because I knocked them out for four hours and by then they had to go to Taris for the mission." 

"You are willing to take responsibility for your rash actions?" Nala Se asked and Callista nodded, reluctantly, "Hmm, then perhaps you may still have a chance of becoming a good soldier if you are able to acknowledge when you are in the wrong. I will be sure to mention this to the Prime Minister."

"Hey, I never said I wanted to be a soldier." 

"You are Kaminoan property, and we will decide what you can and cannot be." Callista's jaw went slack and she looked at her lap so no one could see the frustrated tears pool in her one eye that wasn't bandaged, "For now, we will focus on your full recovery."

Nala Se left shortly after that, and four sets of eyes looked at Callista with concern. 

"You alright kid?" He asked. Callista squeezed her eyes shut while her fist clenched the bedsheets underneath her. 

"Get out." She said through gritted teeth and Wrecker's eyebrows drew together. 

"Huh?"

"I said GET OUT!" Wrecker was taken aback when Callista shouted and looked at his brothers, lost as to what to do. Hunter took in her shaking form and while a part of him wanted to try and reassure her somehow, he didn't know how. 

"Perhaps we should give her some time to rest." Tech muttered to Hunter and he considered for a moment before nodding and motioning for his squad to leave. 

Once she heard the door slide shut, Callista wanted to scream and cry at the same time, but she only let a few tears leave her unbandaged eye. For six years Callista was free, but now she was back under the Kaminoan's control and was most likely going to be monitored 24/7 and never have a moment to herself.

Escaping would not be possible. 

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